Meet Dave and Julie Rafter just your average Australians with three grown up children. On the eve of their twenty fifth wedding anniversary it seems they're at last about to have the house to themselves.
Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson and Michael Caton
Full Cast: George Houvardas, Hugh Sheridan, Angus McLaren, James Stewart, Jessica Marais, Hannah Marshall, Zoe Ventoura, Sabella Storey, Hannah Storey, Ryan Corr, Jessica McNamee, Merridy Eastman
Episode Guide
Season 6
July 2, 2013Episode 12 Packing Up the Rafters
July 2, 2013Episode 11 Centre of the Universe
June 25, 2013Episode 10 Head vs Heart
June 18, 2013Episode 9 Role Reversals
June 11, 2013Episode 8 Damage Control
June 4, 2013Episode 7 Taking Stock
May 28, 2013Episode 6 Manning Up
May 21, 2013Episode 5 Reality Checks
May 14, 2013Episode 4 Secret Women's Business
May 7, 2013Episode 3 Setting Limits
April 30, 2013Episode 2 First Time for Everything
April 23, 2013Episode 1 High Hopes
Season 5
Season 4
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
Best Packed to the Rafters Episodes
Top 20 (Ranked)
March 20, 2012
9.2 26 votesS4E22 Endings and Beginnings
9.2 26 votesS4E22 Endings and Beginnings February 22, 20118.9 25 votesS4E3 Careful What You Wish For
8.9 25 votesS4E3 Careful What You Wish For April 24, 20128.9 18 votesS5E2 Great Expectations
8.9 18 votesS5E2 Great Expectations February 21, 20128.9 17 votesS4E18 Sign of the Times
8.9 17 votesS4E18 Sign of the Times November 2, 20108.8 25 votesS3E20 Perfect Bubble
8.8 25 votesS3E20 Perfect Bubble August 23, 20118.8 17 votesS4E7 Sweet Sorrow
8.8 17 votesS4E7 Sweet Sorrow August 25, 20098.7 27 votesS2E9 Naked Visions
8.7 27 votesS2E9 Naked Visions September 8, 20098.7 26 votesS2E11 Power Play
8.7 26 votesS2E11 Power Play November 3, 20098.7 23 votesS2E19 A Small, Traditional Affair
8.7 23 votesS2E19 A Small, Traditional Affair April 17, 20128.7 19 votesS5E1 Answering the Call
8.7 19 votesS5E1 Answering the Call April 23, 20138.7 17 votesS6E1 High Hopes
8.7 17 votesS6E1 High Hopes June 19, 20128.7 16 votesS5E10 Letting Go
8.7 16 votesS5E10 Letting Go February 28, 20128.7 16 votesS4E19 Leap of Faith
8.7 16 votesS4E19 Leap of Faith February 5, 20138.7 15 votesS5E12 Life's Surprises
8.7 15 votesS5E12 Life's Surprises May 7, 20138.7 13 votesS6E3 Setting Limits
8.7 13 votesS6E3 Setting Limits October 21, 20088.6 34 votesS1E9 Suburban Boy
8.6 34 votesS1E9 Suburban Boy November 9, 20108.6 30 votesS3E21 Rest In Peace
8.6 30 votesS3E21 Rest In Peace July 14, 20098.6 30 votesS2E3 Living by the List
8.6 30 votesS2E3 Living by the List June 30, 20098.6 27 votesS2E1 Look into My Eyes
8.6 27 votesS2E1 Look into My Eyes Packed to the Rafters Trailer
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User Reviews
Watchseries; He did not disappoint. I didn't think I could love him more but I officially do. I adored his work on H2O. He does such an excellent job in this. Everyone in this show was great but Angus has been my #1 since I was 6 years old.
He did not disappoint. I didn't think I could love him more but I officially do. I adored his work on H2O. He does such an excellent job in this. Everyone in this show was great but Angus has been my #1 since I was 6 years old.
Packed to the Rafters watchseries. Such a great series! I want Voula to get her own spin-off show with Effie (Mary Coustas) as her cousin, called Keeping Up With the Karandonis'. Greek-Australian's everywhere will roll over like dolmades to see this.
The voice overs may drive you crazy. The soap opera atmosphere may suffocate you. The cutesy vibe may bore you. In the end, you'll watch this with one eye on the TV and the other scanning a newspaper, looking out the window or scanning recipes for that night's dinner.
It's not bad mind you, just a bit precious when it needs to be gritty. Good for young people to learn life lessons, I suppose. This is not brain surgeon stuff. It's often trite in the vein of "800 Words" without the Kiwi vibe and colourful characters (except for a star turn by Hannah Storey as Ruby). A good family diversion but a little bit simple-minded for grown ups.
We kept trying to enjoy this show, Series 1, 2. But the poor miserable souls never do, or are to stupid to get a steady decent life. It's 80 percent depressing calamity and if you're lucky 20 percent fun. The only person who ever has it together is the Nurse. She's great. The flashback episodes are informative but drag on and on. If just a couple of the children crawled out of their addiction far enough to give the series some balance it would probably be tolerable or even pleasant. These children are suppose to adults, not teens.
Fantastic. I love Aussie shows and I can't wait for Amazon to take us "Back to the Rafters"
Heart warming, funny and relatable! The cast and writing is absolutely sensational. Although I've rewatched it multiple times, I still laugh and cry every time. I have a tonne of love and appreciation for this show and the people/actors that gave it life. You must watch it.